Scientists in New Zealand are conducting the first-ever dissection of a complete spade-toothed whale, one of the rarest whale ...

There are no strandings at this stage, but rescue teams and a boat are headed to the area.

Getty Images While scientists know a lot about many whale species there is one that continues to evade them. The ...

It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species ...

The surviving pilot whales have been refloated after becoming stranded, rescued and then re-stranded in Tasman’s Golden Bay.

Van Helden has studied beaked whales for 35 years, but Monday was the first time he has participated in a dissection of the ...